Kaduna — Farida was stepping into a dangerous world. Peer pressure, curiosity, sex, drugs, teenage pregnancy, teenage crime, gang--anything was possible. At age 17 she joined a group called the "9ja Girls" in Kaduna.
She was just one girl in the group of 15-19-year-olds, learning what to do with her life and her health. She was taking lessons in jelly and soap making as she turned 19 this year.
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